How To Clean Your Computers Registry
Free Registry Cleaner Programs
Free Registry Cleaner Programs
If you have never cleaned the Registry on your computer and are thinking about
doing this I'll share some tips and Free Software with you. The advantage to
cleaning the registry is a faster PC. The older your PC is and the more software
you have installed/uninstalled then the more likely it is that the registry could be
causing your PC to run slower.
The Disadvantage is if you mess up the registry you could really screw
up your PC to the point where it won't run properly.
If you're determined to clean your Registry then here are the steps and cleaning
tools I would recommend.
1. Backup Your PC. If you need help with this see my Backup page.
2. Create a System Restore Point in Windows. Here's How for Windows XP.
doing this I'll share some tips and Free Software with you. The advantage to
cleaning the registry is a faster PC. The older your PC is and the more software
you have installed/uninstalled then the more likely it is that the registry could be
causing your PC to run slower.
The Disadvantage is if you mess up the registry you could really screw
up your PC to the point where it won't run properly.
If you're determined to clean your Registry then here are the steps and cleaning
tools I would recommend.
1. Backup Your PC. If you need help with this see my Backup page.
2. Create a System Restore Point in Windows. Here's How for Windows XP.
You are now ready to clean your registry using Free Software. The only tool I use on a regular basis to clean my PC's registry
is CCleaner. As far as I know it's never screwed up my PC because it's a very mild and safe Registry Cleaner. Once you have
installed CCleaner click on the Registry button on the left side the click Scan For Issues at the bottom. It will then scan and list all
the issues it found. CCleaner won't delete or change any registry entries until you click the Fix Issues button in the lower right
corner. Before it fixes the registry issues CCleaner will prompt you to backup your registry which is recommended.
I think you'll find CCleaner does a pretty good job of finding old entries. You might want to run it 2-3 times in a row until it doesn't
find anything to fix.
After using CCleaner if you want to do a more aggressive registry cleaning then use the Free Auslogics Registry Cleaner.
That should be enough registry cleaning for most people. Here are several more Free Registry Cleaner programs you might try:
Comodo Registry Cleaner
Registry Clean Expert
TweakNow Reg Cleaner Standard (Only Delete Items Marked Safe!)
is CCleaner. As far as I know it's never screwed up my PC because it's a very mild and safe Registry Cleaner. Once you have
installed CCleaner click on the Registry button on the left side the click Scan For Issues at the bottom. It will then scan and list all
the issues it found. CCleaner won't delete or change any registry entries until you click the Fix Issues button in the lower right
corner. Before it fixes the registry issues CCleaner will prompt you to backup your registry which is recommended.
I think you'll find CCleaner does a pretty good job of finding old entries. You might want to run it 2-3 times in a row until it doesn't
find anything to fix.
After using CCleaner if you want to do a more aggressive registry cleaning then use the Free Auslogics Registry Cleaner.
That should be enough registry cleaning for most people. Here are several more Free Registry Cleaner programs you might try:
Comodo Registry Cleaner
Registry Clean Expert
TweakNow Reg Cleaner Standard (Only Delete Items Marked Safe!)
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